The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-18
THE C0NFIRMATION$
AT TlslADELrulA ON SUNDAY
A Memorable Sabbath tor tho Catholic Com.
'nuni.y of the ylllnge-Ths Church OF
g7 Our Mother of Sorrows Crowded to
Il, Witness tho solemn Ceremonies,

Sunday wau a memorable day Ia the
village Of Triadelphia, Y for then In the
little church Of Our Mother Of Sorrows q
Glars Of twnnsy.iour Catholic children took
their atst Holy Communion and we're con.
ilrmed In the faith by the Right Rev.
Bishop kstn. Ca "Wednesday Last the
fourteen girls and ten boys composing the
claAu werc examined at the Cathedral,
and oil passed. On Thurpdayt Friday and
Saturday q retreat was made OF the
church. and on Sunday bright and early
the Catholic community Of the village
wau astir. Ats:So the acting Rsctor, Rev.
Father @. +. schilpp, conducted low mase,
at which the clasa approached the Holy
Communion. .'9. a.
Alter tho mass Father schipp made
Thanksgiving, which tho children repeat.
ed in an audible and ediiyiug manner.
During the mass the young ladles Of the
choir, .whose namss were printed In Sat.
nfday's lNrFLL!aEScEa, Gang come appro.
ptate Communion hymns under the di.
reclion Of Miss Mary O'Donnellt who also
presided at tho organ during this service.
Alter thanksgiving the children partook
Of light breakfast. tI56' ,~1' =
Bishop Kahn arrived at O:3O, accompa-
nied by Very Rev. Tsther e.. s. perke,
chaplain OF Mt. de Chantal, and r. s.
RlIsy, Esq, OF this city. The congregation
welcomed their venerated PASTOR to the
Church, which was handsomely adorned
Tor tho occasion, The throne waa almost
G solid insas OF myrtle, otaamented with
flowers. The tapsrs Of the candidates for
confirmation were not borne In their hapds
az 10 customary, but affixed to the pews.
The Bolomn services began at 1O:l5
o'clock with an Gddreea to tho class by
tho Binhop, vested in cope, mitye and GRO
z!er. The class wa1ithen confirmed, aud the
children renewed their prolessio.. Of faith.
Then tho exposition Of tho Blessed SaCra.
ment followed, during which the full choir
sang, 20 Salularis Uosliu," and "Tanlan.
Ergo" accompanied by the recital orthe TO-
ssry and Litany Of tho Blessed Virgin by
tho Bishop, who closed the tlrBs part OF the
solemn service. The Bishop, clergy aud
ASSISTANTS returned to the sachristry,
where the Blshop put of his rich and
costly vestmen!s and ehortly tho process
ion filed out again from the yestry in the
following order: Five altar bnys, richly
vested for tho occssion; the Very. Rev.
q. 7. Parke, the aching Rector, Rev. q. +.
schilpp and the ,,Rs. Rev. Biahop. ~
Arrived at the foot OF the slsas the Bish-
op began tho High Msss, which the act.
Ing rector continued in his fine tenor
iyoiee, the choir singing Bsttnapn's Mass
III F, secured for the occasion. At the
olertory 20 Jesu Firi" waa sung by the
Misses Fiedipg, 0'Donnelt aud 0'Brien,
and very charmingly sung,
| Ate. the first Gospel tho Bishop sG-
dressed The congregation. Tho services
concluaea with the Re DEAN. So 3. q ~
Though the church seats but 800 or so,
at least 500 heard the aefyices, the yard
outaide being we'll filed throughout. :
The auccess Of tho 6:at claso at Triadel-
phia reflects good deal Of credit on the
zeal and patience Of Rev. Father Schilpp,
who has charge Of the church.